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Yashpal Sharma
Yashpal Sharma
Born: 11 August 1954, Ludhiana, Punjab
Major Teams: Punjab, Haryana, Railways, India.
Known As: Yashpal Sharma
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Other: Wicket-Keeper, Umpire
Test Debut: India v England at Lord's, 2nd Test, 1979
Last Test: India v West Indies at Delhi, 2nd Test, 1983/84
ODI Debut: India v Pakistan at Sialkot, 2nd ODI, 1978/79
Last ODI: India v England at Chandigarh, 5th ODI, 1984/85
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 37 59 11 1606 140 33.45 2 9 16 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 5 2 17 1 17.00 1-6 0 0 30.0 3.40
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 42 40 9 883 89 28.48 63.02 0 4 10 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 33.3 0 199 1 199.00 1-27 0 0 201.0 5.94
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1973/74 - 1992/93)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 160 245 46 8933 201* 44.88 21 46 90 2
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 3640 1584 47 33.70 5-106 1 0 77.4 2.61
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(career: 1977/78 - 1982/83)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 74 70 16 1859 91 34.42 0 12 28 1
Balls R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 568 478 13 36.76 4-41 1 0 43.6 5.04
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
He had technical limitations but these lapses were covered by the
qualities of courage, concentration, determination and patience and
this saw Yashpal Sharma add a lot of substance to the Indian middle
order from 1979 to 1983. An ideal man for a crisis, Yashpal could
blunt the edge of any attack with solid defence and though he might
not have been a very attractive batsman to watch, none could argue
against his value to the side. A score of 173 for North Zone against
South Zone in the Duleep Trophy in 1977-78 brought him close to
national recognition. He toured Pakistan the following season but did
not make the Test team. But he did well on the England tour in 1979,
scoring 884 runs (58.93) and played in three Tests. He was a regular
member of the Indian team during the twin rubbers against Australia
and Pakistan in 1979-80, making a number of valuable contributions
including his maiden Test hundred against Australia at New
Delhi. However an indifferent showing on the tour of Australia and New
Zealand the following season (though he did get 201 not out against
Victoria) saw him lose his place. But he bounced back against England
in 1981-82 and at Madras he scored 140, sharing a record 316 run stand
with GR Viswanath. The two batted throughout the second day's play.
Yashpal then remained a regular member of the team on the tours of
England in 1982, and Pakistan and West Indies in 1982-83, always being
a difficult batsman to dislodge. He was one of the heroes of the 1983
World Cup winning squad and his innovative batting and excellent
running the wickets saw him make the transition comfortably in the one
day game. However a sudden lapse in form during the 1983-84 season
against Pakistan and West Indies saw him lose his place in the Test
side and he never regained it though he did play in a few one day
games.(Partab Ramchand)
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